Lime render · Northamptonshire
Lime render in Kettering
Lime render in Kettering: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. For period homes in Kettering, we look for cement patching that may be trapping moisture before suggesting lime.
- Free survey in NN16 and nearby
- Guide price from £78 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Kettering
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Often appropriate in conservation settings
- Traditional hand-finished texture
- Vapour-open and flexible, suited to older solid walls
- Slower curing — needs frost-free, protected conditions
Kettering: walls, weather and approvals
Surveys in Kettering also cover the surrounding NN16 district and towns such as Wellingborough and Corby. It's roughly 12 miles from Kettering to Northampton, the largest town in Northamptonshire. Housing in the East Midlands includes Victorian terraces in the towns and cities, plenty of inter-war semis and post-war council estates, some of them system-built.
Much of Northamptonshire sits in the lower wind-driven rain exposure bands, which keeps the choice of finishes wide — though hilltop, coastal and exposed gable walls can still need a tougher specification, so we check the actual site.
Lime work in Kettering is scheduled for frost-free months so the render cures properly.
- Postcode district
- NN16
- County or area
- Northamptonshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Wellingborough, Corby, Rushden, Market Harborough
Approvals in England
Planning in Kettering follows England's national rules: similar-looking finishes on houses are usually permitted, while flats, commercial premises, conservation areas and streets under an Article 4 direction need an application.
If the work covers more than half of a wall, or a quarter of the building's whole envelope, it counts as renovating a thermal element, with a target of about 0.30 W/m²K where feasible.
Why use lime instead of cement?
Cement render is hard and relatively impermeable. On older walls built with lime mortar, it can crack, let rain in at the cracks and then stop the wall drying, leading to damp patches inside and spalling stone or brick. Lime is softer, more flexible and vapour-open, so moisture can escape.
Lime render prices in Kettering
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lime render, three-coat | £78–£132 per m²inc VAT | Excluding scaffold |
| Removing cement render first | £22–£48 per m²inc VAT | Where needed |
| Wood fibre + lime EWI | £150–£210 per m²0% VAT | See wood fibre EWI |
Confirmed by a fixed written quote after survey. Prices include VAT at 20%. 0% VAT: installing insulation in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, so these figures are the total; 5% applies from 1 April 2027.
What happens next
Enquiry
Send your postcode and a few details.
Measured survey
Walls, damp, eaves, cills and services recorded.
Written price
A fixed price with the specification attached.
Work and handover
Installed, inspected and documents handed over.
Lime render in Kettering: questions
Is lime render more expensive?
Usually, because it's applied in coats by hand and needs more curing time.
Should I remove cement render from my stone house?
If it's cracked, hollow or trapping damp, often yes. If it's sound and the wall is dry, it may be left. The survey looks at both.
Does lime render need painting?
Traditionally it's limewashed, which is breathable. Modern masonry paints can block vapour, so we'd avoid them.
Do you cover Kettering?
Yes — we survey and quote lime render in Kettering (NN16) and nearby Wellingborough, Corby and Rushden, with a fixed written price before any work starts.